Arisa III: Look

Arisa III: Look
Studio album by Arisa Mizuki
Released December 24, 1994
Recorded 1994
Genre Pop, dance
Length 45:48
Label Nippon Columbia
Producer Tetsuya Komuro, Takao Konishi, Yasuharu Konishi, Arisa Mizuki (exec.), Yasuharu Ogura, Johny Taira (exec.)
Arisa Mizuki chronology
Arisa II: Shake Your Body for Me
(1992)		 Arisa III: Look
(1994)		 Cute
(1995)
Singles from Arisa III: Look
  1. "Happy Wake Up!"
    Released: October 3, 1994

Arisa III: Look is the third studio album by Japanese recording artist Arisa Mizuki, released through Nippon Columbia on December 24, 1994. It is predominately a pop and dance music album that features songs written and produced by an array of famous Japanese musicians, including Anri, Yasuharu Konishi, Keizō Nakanishi, Takao Konishi, Chika Ueda, and Tetsuya Komuro. Arisa III: Look is Mizuki's first studio album in over two years.

As with her previous studio album, Arisa II: Shake Your Body for Me, Mizuki released a Komuro production as lead single. "Happy Wake Up!" was released two months prior to the release of Arisa III: Look and became Mizuki's second most successful song, selling over 340,000 copies. "Happy Wake Up!" was the first and sole single to be released from the album. The artwork for the album was created by art director Mitsuo Shindō, who has also worked with artists such as Misia, Glay, and SMAP.[1]

Arisa III: Look debuted at number 24 on the Oricon Weekly Albums chart with 20,720 copies in its first week, becoming Mizuki's first studio album to chart outside the top twenty.[2]

Commercial performance

Arisa III: Look debuted on the Oricon Weekly Albums chart at number 24 with 20,720 copies sold in its first week.[2] The album charted for seven weeks and has sold a total of 66,870 copies.[3][4]

Track listing

No. TitleLyricsMusic Length
1. "Tooi Kioku (Instrumental)" (遠い記憶 "Distant Memories") Yasuharu Konishi 1:17
2. "Paris no Koibito / Tokyo no Koibito" (パリの恋人／トーキョーの恋人 Pari no Koibito / Tōkyō no Koibito "Paris Lover / Tokyo Lover")KonishiKonishi 4:12
3. "In the Rain"  Chika UedaUeda 5:34
4. "Yasashii Yoru ni Aimashō" (優しい夜に逢いましょう "Let's Meet on a Tender Night")Neko OikawaHitoshi Haba 5:26
5. "Cry for You"  Takahiro MaedaTetsuya Komuro 6:13
6. "Next Generation"  Seriko NatsunoKeizō Nakanishi 5:22
7. "Friend and Lover"  KonishiKonishi 5:44
8. "Happy Wake Up!"  KomuroKomuro 4:34
9. "Sayonara no Okurimono" (さよならの贈りもの "The Gift of Goodbye")Yumi YoshimotoAnri 4:42
10. "Amai Kioku" (甘い記憶 "Sweet Memories")Junko SugimuraKonishi 2:44
Total length:
 45:48

Charts and sales

Chart (1994) Peak
position		 Sales
Oricon Weekly Albums[2] 24 66,870[4]

References

  1. ↑ "観月ありさ ／ ARISA3～ルック". CDJournal (in Japanese). OngakuShuppansha. Retrieved 2011-08-13.
  2. 1 2 3 1995年01月第1週の邦楽アルバムランキング情報 (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved 2011-08-13.
  3. ↑ ＡＲＩＳＡ　Ⅲ　ＬＯＯＫ/観月ありさ (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved 2011-08-13.
  4. 1 2 ヴィジョンファクトリー（旧ライジング）＠売上データ補完スレ (in Japanese). 2004-01-20. Retrieved 2011-08-13.
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